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FlF'1‘Y·SIXTH‘COlQGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 786. 1900. 531 CHAPTER TWENTY-nvm. · or couraorous Drsmsn Auorro ammnns. Sec. Sec. . . Pfor b' diseased ani-_ . Proceedin in case of violation of 240 i amglltayinto - \243 this law? -241. Diseased animals to be kept away 244. Certain words defined.· from others. . 245. Officers must prosecute. 242. Procedureagainst persons violating 246. Jurisdiction. this code. _ . Sec. 240. Any pgrson, persons, company, or corporation who shall d,§',,‘§,‘€,{,";_$§{§§},”,§ bring, or cause to brought, or aid in bringing, into the district any mid di¤¤=ri<=¢- shee , hog horse, or catt e of antys kind, or any domestic animal of an llzind, knowing the same to _ aifected with any contagious or infvectious disease, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction‘ be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars. " ; Sec. 241. If any person or persons, company, or corporation own- ,,,,m§§°,$,‘§,'P“}‘,§,‘g ing or having possession or control of any animal aifectedby any such others- 'contagious or mfectious disease shall fa' to keep the same wit in an inclosure, or herd the same in some place where it will be secure from contact with other animals not so affected, or shall suffer such infected animal to range where it will be likely to come in contact with another animal not so aifected, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars for 6mS1hg&;:;8·hny rson, com n or corporation violating any of P'°§,°d‘?§{’m{‘,g°{§’,§‘§ I U _ I . V1 the provisions of this chapter Siiiiirbe liable for all damages sustained pcgding K by any other person, company, or corporation through such violation. _, t ‘ Sec. 243. Any person or persons found violating the provisions of 0,P',$‘g‘§,°{}{,‘§,g*g}‘ ‘fii§ this chapter may e arreste and held without warrant in the same Mwmanner as in cases of persons found breaking the peace; and the person, or persons making the arrest, with or without warrant, shall use _ reasonable diligence to {give notice thereof to the owner or-owners of the animal or animals ound in thecharge of the person or persons arrested, and shall properly care and lprovide for such animal or animals until the owner or owners of suc animal or animals, or a dul authorized agent of the same, shall take charge of the same: Such owner or owners or agent shall claim and take charge of,-the same within sixty days of e date of the notice; and the persdn or persons making such arrest shall have a lien upon such animal or animals for the expense of such care and provisions. ’» Sec. 244, In this chapter the word "‘an1mal" or "animals" shall be mE,${°'““ ""°'d“ °°' held to include all brute creatures, and the words " owner," " owners," “ person," “ persons," and “ whoever " shall be held to include corporations as well as individuals, and the knowledge and acts of agents of and - persons ergployed by corporations in regard to the treatment of animals transport _ , owned, or employed by or 11) the custody ofsuch corporation or corporations shall be held to be acts and knowledge of. such co eration or cor rations. ‘ . , Sino. 245. It shallo be the duty of any marshalor de uty marshal) to cu‘§§P°°'“ ‘”“““ P'°'°' arrest any violator or violators of the provisions of chapter, and . to prosecute any .violator.or violators of its provisionswhich shall come to his knowledge or notice; and all iines and forfeitures which shallibe collected for violations of any of the provisions hereof shall bleaplaid into the 0Ece of the clerk of the district court, and such clerk g turn the same, according to law, into the Treasury of the United tates. —